Indigenous-Canadian Relations

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Circle Works

Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness

 This book is intended to contribute to both the theoretical debate and classroom practice in the field of education. It explores the legitimacy of Aboriginal, holistic paradigms within some of … 304 View

Home and Native Land

Unsettling Multiculturalism in Canada

 Home and Native Land takes its vastly important topic and places it under a new, penetrating light—shifting focus from the present grounds of debate onto a more critical terrain. The … ; ; ; 256 View

Resistance and Renewal

Surviving the Indian Residential School

 One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian … 172 View

Victims of Benevolence

The Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School

 An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal … 142 View
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From: Home and Native Land

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 Examines the policy of multiculturalism within a settler society, and whether the current debates are disruptive or just another form of assimilation. Includes a discussion of the effects of the … ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction

From: Circle Works

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Preface

From: Victims of Benevolence

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 In most books, historical records have been written by non-Natives and thus reflect a non-Native cultural orientation. As a result, Native perspectives are often excluded from documentary sources … 16 $0.16 Add
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Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction

From: Resistance and Renewal

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 The author, Celia Haig-Brown, lays the groundwork for the research for Resistance and Renewal. 17 $0.17 Add
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A "Sacred Duty"

Christianity, Civilization, and Indian Education

From: Racism in Canada (Course Pack)

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 Roman Catholic missionaries and the Canadian government shared a vision: to see Native people, through residential schooling, abandon their cultural heritage and their nomadic hunting and fishing … 40 $1.60 Add
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Disgraceful: Intellectual dishonesty, white anxieties, and multicultural critique thirty-six years later

From: Home and Native Land

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 Discusses the notion of progress under liberal democracy and the way it discredits non-European societies, with reference to criticisms of these societies by writers such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 18 $1.80 Add
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Foreword

From: Resistance and Renewal

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 Randy Fred offers a first-hand account of his years at the residential school. Randy’s reflections of his years at the school are objective, yet heart-wrenching and brings focus to the … 20 $0.40 Add
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Setting the Terms

From: Circle Works

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Resistance Retheorized: The Native Perspective

From: Circle Works

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Setting the Scene

The Governments; Missionaries; The Secwepemc

From: Resistance and Renewal

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 The chapter highlights the role the Government and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate played in the life of Native peoples, especially the Secwepemc. 22 $0.44 Add
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The Shuswap Response to Colonialism

From: Racism in Canada (Course Pack)

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 Despite strong opposition, the Shuswap people were forced to adopt the colonial way of living. They were pushed out of their home and discouraged to practice sacred rituals. Ultimately, in 1891, … 24 $0.48 Add
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Traders and Adventurers, 1671–1821

From: North of Superior

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 Looks at how the relationship between the Aboriginal Peoples and the fur trading Europeans Developed. Outlines that it went from one of European dependence on Aboriginal knowledge and skills to … ; 20 $2.00 Add